Snowy Road

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Snowy Road

"A story of 'Comfort Women' that should not be forgotten."

2015

2h 1m

6.9(21 votes)

Drama

Overview

Jong-bun and Young-ae are kidnapped and thrown into the same train. They both do not know where they are headed, but soon experience the horrific reality of comfort women.

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13 members

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김향기

Young Jong-bun

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김새론

Young-ae

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김영옥

Jong-bun

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조수향

Eun-su

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서영주

Young-ju

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장영남

Jong-bun's Mother

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이승연

Yun-ok

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이학주

Child Soldier

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홍석빈

Store Owner

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이칸희

Young-ae's Mother

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김선화

Eun-soo's Teacher

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Shin Hyun-sil

Knit Shop Ggam

No Image

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구혜령

Knitting Room Woman 2

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